Monday, December 5, 2011

What we're up to.....

December ushered in my 27th week of pregnancy. Three months left? Only three months? This pregnancy has really flown by (along with the rest of life!). Ever since we had children, the months and years have seem to go so quickly. Maybe it's because you're much more aware of time when you're watching your babies grow up!

Things are going really well. We celebrated Thanksgiving out in the country with friends- such a wonderful day of fellowship. We closed out the day snuggled around a fire pit talking about the bible. Very enjoyable! I am so grateful to have such a wonderful lot of faithful, loving friends!

We went to my brother's home the next day and pigged out on grilled burgers, brats, and hotdogs while playing Wii with my cousins. Ah, competition! My brother and his family recently moved to a new place, and boy is it lovely! We spent the night there, even though they only live about 30-45 minutes away.

I was looking forward to getting back into the gear of homeschool... and then Nolyn fell sick halfway through the week (last week). It was really strange to see him so lethargic and calm!

This morning I hosted a Sew'n'Tell brunch with my "cloth diaper crew". We actually didn't get around to any sewing (or anything to do with sewing, really), but we did what women do- talk about babies, birth, and so on! It was very enjoyable! It made me realize (as it always does) that we need to get together more often!

Hopefully we can really get back into the groove of homeschooling this week. Nolyn has been testing out different styles of airplanes to see which one flies better. It's been very interesting to watch him work through things. My little engineer!

It's finally cooling down here in the southern parts of Texas! Winters are my favorite time of year here in Texas. It's the reward for suffering through the humidity and heat of sweltering Summers (and Springs and Autumns...). Finally, our air conditioning unit doesn't have to work overtime, and I can actually snuggle up under my covers at night, rather than suffering hot flash after hot flash.

And, I can have hot coffee, hot tea, hot cocoa... and not pass out from overheating.

Yum, right?

Plus, the cooler weather seems to help the kids sleep in longer each morning, which means I get to sleep longer! Wooo hoooo!

I'm sure my husband loves it too because it means I seek him out in the middle of the night for extra warmth. During the summer, I can't stand to be up against him during the night because he's such a big heater! (Poor fella!) He shouldn't feel bad though- I find it difficult to co-sleep with my babies in the summer for the same reason! How is it that such a tiny little baby can be so hot?

1 comment:

I know what you mean about ONLY 3 months left! I'm due early to mid March too, and it SOUNDS so far away. but 12-14 weeks does NOT sound far away, and with the holidays in there to boot! We have so much to do in our house before the baby comes (our first BOY after 4 girls!) so it's definitely been a whirlwind! God bless you, your family, and the rest of your pregnancy!

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